Nutt also warned Gove that his confession might mean him being barred from travelling to the US to represent the UK, if he won the Tory leadership contest. In the piece headlined “when it’s right to be a hypocrite” he set out why he believed drugs laws should not be repealed. “My view is that the attitude of politicians to drugs has always been very dishonest,” Nutt said. Having admitted using drugs, he should have reflected honestly on the implications of a policy which has wholly failed to deter such drug use. I have never taken cocaine or any class A drugs.” Andrea Leadsom said in a statement: “I have never taken cocaine or class A drugs.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2019 19:42 UTC